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Mu K, Yu S, Kitts DD. The Role of Nitric Oxide in Regulating Intestinal Redox Status and Intestinal Epithelial Cell Functionality. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:E1755. [PMID: 30970667 PMCID: PMC6479862 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20071755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2019] [Revised: 03/29/2019] [Accepted: 04/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Important functions of intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) include enabling nutrient absorption to occur passively and acting as a defense barrier against potential xenobiotic components and pathogens. A compromise to IEC function can result in the translocation of bacteria, toxins, and allergens that lead to the onset of disease. Thus, the maintenance and optimal function of IECs are critically important to ensure health. Endogenous biosynthesis of nitric oxide (NO) regulates IEC functionality both directly, through free radical activity, and indirectly through cell signaling mechanisms that impact tight junction protein expression. In this paper, we review the current knowledge on factors that regulate inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and the subsequent roles that NO has on maintaining IECs' intestinal epithelial barrier structure, functions, and associated mechanisms of action. We also summarize important findings on the effects of bioactive dietary food components that interact with NO production and affect downstream intestinal epithelium integrity.
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- Kaiwen Mu
- Faculty of Land and Food Systems, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada.
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- Faculty of Land and Food Systems, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada.
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- Faculty of Land and Food Systems, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada.
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Dai S, Li R, Long Y, Titus S, Zhao J, Huang R, Xia M, Zheng W. One-Step Seeding of Neural Stem Cells with Vitronectin-Supplemented Medium for High-Throughput Screening Assays. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 21:1112-1124. [PMID: 27647668 DOI: 10.1177/1087057116670068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Human neuronal cells differentiated from induced pluripotent cells have emerged as a new model system for the study of disease pathophysiology and evaluation of drug efficacy. Differentiated neuronal cells are more similar in genetics and biological content to human brain cells than other animal disease models. However, culture of neuronal cells in assay plates requires a labor-intensive procedure of plate precoating, hampering its applications in high-throughput screening (HTS). We developed a simplified method with one-step seeding of neural stem cells in assay plates by supplementing the medium with a recombinant human vitronectin (VTN), thus avoiding plate precoating. Robust results were obtained from cell viability, calcium response, and neurite outgrowth assays using this new method. Our data demonstrate that this approach greatly simplifies high-throughput assays using neuronal cells differentiated from human stem cells for translational research.
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- Sheng Dai
- 1 National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.,2 Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- 1 National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- 1 National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.,3 Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- 1 National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- 1 National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- 1 National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- 1 National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- 1 National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Cyclopiazonic acid (CPA) is an indol-tetramic acid mycotoxin and is produced by the nearly ubiquitous molds, Aspergillus and Penicillium. CPA produced by these molds has been identified in a number of food sources (including, but not limited to, grain, legumes, meat, milk, and cheese) and from parasitic infections of man and other animals. Few incidents of CPA mycotoxicoses have been reported because of the benign nature of the intoxication, the small amounts present, and its effects may be disguised with concurrent aflatoxicosis (some toxicity data may have been generated using aflatoxin-contaminated CPA). CPA is absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract and following oral administration; it has a half-life of approximately 30 hours and is excreted largely unchanged in the urine and feces. Cyclopiazonic acid is not considered to be a potent acute toxin as its oral LD50 in rodents is in the range of 30 to 70 mg/kg. Multiple dose studies also show a range of effects in several species and among mammalian models, the pig appears to be the most sensitive with a no-observable-effect level (NOEL) in the range of 1.0 mg/kg/day. The preponderance of evidence from the rat and other test animals supports this dose as a defensible estimate of a no effect level. The target organs of CPA toxicity appear to be muscle, hepatic tissue, and spleen, with a localization in the former, although a more apparent toxic change in the latter two. The toxicity and symptoms of CPA poisoning can be attributed to its ability to alter normal intracellular calcium flux through its inhibition of the reticular form of the Ca2+-ATPase pump. CPA was not teratogenic in mice. CPA is not considered a carcinogen and the weight of evidence militates against its characterization as a mutagen. Despite CPA-induced pathological changes ascribed to the spleen or bursa of Fabricius, there does not appear to be an effect on the immune system. In vitro studies imply a potential immunomodulatory effect of CPA, but in all of those reports very high concentrations of CPA were required and none of these findings have been supported with in vivo studies. Therefore, based on a NOEL of 1 mg/kg/day and accounting for species variation, an appropriate acceptable daily intake (ADI) would be approximately 10 μg/kg/day or 700 μg/day. In the context of human exposure, if the uppermost limit of CPA found in cheese is 4 μg/g and the average individual consumes 50 g of cheese daily, this allows an intake of 200 μg, less than one third of a traditionally established ADI.
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- G. A. Burdock
- Burdock and Associates, Inc., Vero Beach, Florida, USA
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Zhang B, Crankshaw W, Nesemeier R, Patel J, Nweze I, Lakshmanan J, Harbrecht BG. Calcium-mediated signaling and calmodulin-dependent kinase regulate hepatocyte-inducible nitric oxide synthase expression. J Surg Res 2014; 193:795-801. [PMID: 25150084 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2014.07.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2014] [Revised: 07/14/2014] [Accepted: 07/18/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Induced nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) is induced in hepatocytes by shock and inflammatory stimuli. Excessive NO from iNOS mediates shock-induced hepatic injury and death, so understanding the regulation of iNOS will help elucidate the pathophysiology of septic shock. In vitro, cytokines induce iNOS expression through activation of signaling pathways including mitogen-activated protein kinases and nuclear factor κB. Cytokines also induce calcium (Ca(2+)) mobilization and activate calcium-mediated intracellular signaling pathways, typically through activation of calmodulin-dependent kinases (CaMK). Calcium regulates NO production in macrophages but the role of calcium and calcium-mediated signaling in hepatocyte iNOS expression has not been defined. MATERIALS AND METHODS Primary rat hepatocytes were isolated, cultured, and induced to produce NO with proinflammatory cytokines. Calcium mobilization and Ca(2+)-mediated signaling were altered with ionophore, Ca(2+) channel blockers, and inhibitors of CaMK. RESULTS The Ca(2+) ionophore A23187 suppressed cytokine-stimulated NO production, whereas Ethylene glycol tetraacetic acid and nifedipine increased NO production, iNOS messenger RNA, and iNOS protein expression. Inhibition of CaMK with KN93 and CBD increased NO production but the calcineurin inhibitor FK 506 decreased iNOS expression. CONCLUSIONS These data demonstrate that calcium-mediated signaling regulates hepatocyte iNOS expression and does so through a mechanism independent of calcineurin. Changes in intracellular calcium levels may regulate iNOS expression during hepatic inflammation induced by proinflammatory cytokines.
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- Baochun Zhang
- The Hiram C. Polk, Jr. MD Department of Surgery, the Price Institute for Surgical Research, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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- The Hiram C. Polk, Jr. MD Department of Surgery, the Price Institute for Surgical Research, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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- The Hiram C. Polk, Jr. MD Department of Surgery, the Price Institute for Surgical Research, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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- The Hiram C. Polk, Jr. MD Department of Surgery, the Price Institute for Surgical Research, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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- The Hiram C. Polk, Jr. MD Department of Surgery, the Price Institute for Surgical Research, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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- The Hiram C. Polk, Jr. MD Department of Surgery, the Price Institute for Surgical Research, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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- The Hiram C. Polk, Jr. MD Department of Surgery, the Price Institute for Surgical Research, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky.
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The putative applications of poly-, oligo- and mono-oxometalates in biochemistry, biology, pharmacology and medicine are rapidly attracting interest. In particular, these compounds may act as potent ion pump inhibitors and have the potential to play a role in the treatment of e.g. ulcers, cancer and ischemic heart disease. However, the mechanism of action is not completely understood in most cases, and even remains largely unknown in other cases. In the present review we discuss the most recent insights into the interaction between mono- and polyoxometalate ions with ion pumps, with particular focus on the interaction of decavanadate with Ca(2+)-ATPase. We also compare the proposed mode of action with those of established ion pump inhibitors which are currently in therapeutic use. Of the 18 classes of compounds which are known to act as ion pump inhibitors, the complete mechanism of inhibition is only known for a handful. It has, however, been established that most ion pump inhibitors bind mainly to the E2 ion pump conformation within the membrane domain from the extracellular side and block the cation release. Polyoxometalates such as decavanadate, in contrast, interact with Ca(2+)-ATPase near the nucleotide binding site domain or at a pocket involving several cytoplasmic domains, and therefore need to cross through the membrane bilayer. In contrast to monomeric vanadate, which only binds to the E2 conformation, decavanadate binds to all protein conformations, i.e. E1, E1P, E2 and E2P. Moreover, the specific interaction of decavanadate with sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase has been shown to be non-competitive with respect to ATP and induces protein cysteine oxidation with concomitant vanadium reduction which might explain the high inhibitory capacity of V10 (IC50 = 15 μM) which is quite similar to the majority of the established therapeutic drugs.
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Akbari P, Malekinejad H, Rahmani F, Rezabakhsh A, Fink-Gremmels J. Cyclopiazonic acid attenuates the divalent cations and augments the mRNA level of iNOS in the liver and kidneys of chickens. WORLD MYCOTOXIN J 2012. [DOI: 10.3920/wmj2011.1325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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An investigation was carried out into the occurrence of cyclopiazonic acid (CPA) producing fungi, the level of CPA contamination in chickens' diet, CPA effects on serum levels of divalent cations, on nitric oxide (NO) content and mRNA level of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in the liver and kidney of chickens, as well as the cellular and molecular pathways of CPA toxicity. Mycological and HPLC analyses were used to determine the mycobiota and CPA level, respectively. The mycological studies revealed that 34.46 and 23.07% of the isolated fungi were Aspergillus flavus and Penicillium cyclopium, respectively. HPLC analyses showed the highest (0.95±0.35 μg/g) and lowest (0.08±0.03 μg/g) levels of CPA in maize and mix diet, respectively. For toxicological studies, male chickens (Ross 308) were assigned to the control and test groups (n=8), which received normal saline and 10, 25 and/or 50 μg/kg CPA for 28 days. The effects of CPA on NO content of the liver and kidneys were determined using the Griess reaction, and the effects on the serum level of divalent cations were established using commercially available kits. The effects of CPA on the mRNA level of iNOS were investigated using RT-PCR. CPA lowered the serum level of divalent cations, while NO contents were enhanced significantly (P<0.05). The mRNA level of iNOS in birds of the CPA test groups showed a reverse relationship with NO increase. These data suggest that CPA producing fungi along with CPA contamination in chickens' diet result in hepatic and renal disorders. Moreover, CPA induced disorders might contribute to the biochemical alterations such as NO increase that is reversely associated with mRNA level of iNOS.
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- P. Akbari
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, P.O. Box 1177, Urmia, Iran
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80152, 3584 CM Utrecht, the Netherlands;
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, P.O. Box 1177, Urmia, Iran
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, P.O. Box 1177, Urmia, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80152, 3584 CM Utrecht, the Netherlands;
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Biomechanical influence of cartilage homeostasis in health and disease. ARTHRITIS 2011; 2011:979032. [PMID: 22046527 PMCID: PMC3196252 DOI: 10.1155/2011/979032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2011] [Accepted: 06/26/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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There is an urgent demand for long term solutions to improve osteoarthritis treatments in the ageing population. There are drugs that control the pain but none that stop the progression of the disease in a safe and efficient way. Increased intervention efforts, augmented by early diagnosis and integrated biophysical therapies are therefore needed. Unfortunately, progress has been hampered due to the wide variety of experimental models which examine the effect of mechanical stimuli and inflammatory mediators on signal transduction pathways. Our understanding of the early mechanopathophysiology is poor, particularly the way in which mechanical stimuli influences cell function and regulates matrix synthesis. This makes it difficult to identify reliable targets and design new therapies. In addition, the effect of mechanical loading on matrix turnover is dependent on the nature of the mechanical stimulus. Accumulating evidence suggests that moderate mechanical loading helps to maintain cartilage integrity with a low turnover of matrix constituents. In contrast, nonphysiological mechanical signals are associated with increased cartilage damage and degenerative changes. This review will discuss the pathways regulated by compressive loading regimes and inflammatory signals in animal and in vitro 3D models. Identification of the chondroprotective pathways will reveal novel targets for osteoarthritis treatments.
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Altura MA, Stabb E, Goldman W, Apicella M, McFall-Ngai MJ. Attenuation of host NO production by MAMPs potentiates development of the host in the squid-vibrio symbiosis. Cell Microbiol 2011; 13:527-37. [PMID: 21091598 DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2010.01552.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Bacterial pathogens typically upregulate the host's production of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) and nitric oxide (NO) as antimicrobial agents, a response that is often mediated by microbe-associated molecular patterns (MAMPs) of the pathogen. In contrast, previous studies of the beneficial Euprymna scolopes/Vibrio fischeri symbiosis demonstrated that symbiont colonization results in attenuation of host NOS/NO, which occurs in high levels in hatchling light organs. Here, we sought to determine whether V. fischeri MAMPs, specifically lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and the peptidoglycan derivative tracheal cytotoxin (TCT), attenuate NOS/NO, and whether this activity mediates the MAMPs-induced light organ morphogenesis. Using confocal microscopy, we characterized levels of NOS with immunocytochemistry and NO with a NO-specific fluorochrome. When added exogenously to seawater containing hatchling animals, V. fischeri LPS and TCT together, but not individually, induced normal NOS/NO attenuation. Further, V. fischeri mutants defective in TCT release did not. Experiments with NOS inhibitors and NO donors provided evidence that NO mediates apoptosis and morphogenesis associated with symbiont colonization. Attenuation of NOS/NO by LPS and TCT in the squid-vibrio symbiosis provides another example of how the host's response to MAMPs depends on the context. These data also provide a mechanism by which symbiont MAMPs regulate host development.
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- Melissa A Altura
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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De Vito P, Incerpi S, Pedersen JZ, Luly P. Atrial natriuretic peptide and oxidative stress. Peptides 2010; 31:1412-9. [PMID: 20385186 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2010.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2009] [Revised: 04/01/2010] [Accepted: 04/01/2010] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) is a hormone, produced mainly by cardiomyocytes, with a major role in cardiovascular homeostatic mechanisms such as natriuresis and vasodilation, which serve to regulate blood pressure. However, ANP also acts as an autocrine/paracrine factor on other targets such as kidney, lung, thymus, liver and the immune system. ANP participates in the regulation of cell growth and proliferation, and evidence is accumulating that these effects are associated with the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). In vascular cells and cardiomyocytes ANP stimulates the antioxidant defense, but in other systems such as hepatoblastoma and macrophages ANP may produce either antioxidant or prooxidant effects, depending on experimental conditions and cell context. At present very little is known on the relationship between ANP and ROS production in the normal homeostatic processes or during the development of cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Our current knowledge of the role of ANP in signaling pathways leading to the generation of intracellular messengers such as diacylglycerol (DAG), and guanosine 3'-5'-cyclic monophosphate has been examined in order to clarify the mechanisms by which the hormone may counteract or contribute to the potentially dangerous effects of free radicals.
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- Paolo De Vito
- Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via della Ricerca Scientifica 1, 00133 Rome, Italy.
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Grässel S, Opolka A, Anders S, Straub RH, Grifka J, Luger TA, Böhm M. The melanocortin system in articular chondrocytes: melanocortin receptors, pro-opiomelanocortin, precursor proteases, and a regulatory effect of alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone on proinflammatory cytokines and extracellular matrix components. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 60:3017-27. [PMID: 19790046 DOI: 10.1002/art.24846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC)-derived neuropeptide alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH) mediates its effects via melanocortin (MC) receptors. This study was carried out to investigate the expression patterns of the MC system and the effects of alpha-MSH in human articular chondrocytes. METHODS Articular chondrocytes established from human osteoarthritic joint cartilage were analyzed by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and Western blotting for the expression of MC receptors, POMC, and prohormone convertases (PCs). MC-1 receptor (MC-1R) expression in articular cartilage was further studied by immunohistochemistry. Ca(2+) and cAMP assays were used to monitor alpha-MSH signaling, while studies of alpha-MSH function were performed in cultures with chondrocyte micromass pellets stimulated with alpha-MSH. Expression of cytokines and extracellular matrix (ECM) components was determined by real-time RT-PCR, Western immunoblotting, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. RESULTS MC-1R expression was detected in articular chondrocytes in vitro and in articular cartilage in situ. In addition, expression of transcripts for MC-2R, MC-5R, POMC, and PCs was detected in articular chondrocytes. Stimulation with alpha-MSH increased the levels of intracellular cAMP, but not Ca(2+), in chondrocytes. Both messenger RNA and protein expression of various proinflammatory cytokines, collagens, matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), and SOX9 was modulated by alpha-MSH. CONCLUSION Human articular chondrocytes are target cells for alpha-MSH. The effects of alpha-MSH on expression of cytokines and MMPs suggest that this neuropeptide plays a role in inflammatory and degenerative processes in cartilage. It is conceivable that inflammatory reactions can be mitigated by the induction of endogenous MCs or administration of alpha-MSH to the affected joints. The induction pattern of regulatory and structural ECM components such as collagens as well as SOX9 and anabolic and catabolic cytokines points to a function of alpha-MSH as a trophic factor in skeletal development during endochondral ossification rather than as a factor in homeostasis of permanent cartilage.
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- Susanne Grässel
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Centre for Medical Biotechnology, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
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Akanji OO, Sakthithasan P, Salter DM, Chowdhury TT. Dynamic compression alters NFkappaB activation and IkappaB-alpha expression in IL-1beta-stimulated chondrocyte/agarose constructs. Inflamm Res 2009; 59:41-52. [PMID: 19669392 DOI: 10.1007/s00011-009-0068-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2009] [Revised: 06/15/2009] [Accepted: 07/15/2009] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE AND DESIGN Determine the effect of IL-1beta and dynamic compression on NFkappaB activation and IkappaB-alpha gene expression in chondrocyte/agarose constructs. METHODS Constructs were cultured under free-swelling conditions or subjected to dynamic compression for up to 360 min with IL-1beta and/or PDTC (inhibits NFkappaB activation). Nuclear translocation of NFkappaB-p65 was analysed by immunofluoresence microscopy. Gene expression of IkappaB-alpha, iNOS, IL-1beta and IL-4 was assessed by real-time qPCR. RESULTS Nuclear translocation of NFkappaB-p65 was concomitant with an increase in nuclear fluorescence intensity which reached maximum values at 60 min with IL-1beta (p < 0.001). Dynamic compression or PDTC reduced nuclear fluorescence and NFkappaB nuclear translocation in cytokine-treated constructs (p < 0.001 and p < 0.01 respectively). IL-1beta increased IkappaB-alpha expression (p < 0.001) at 60 min and either induced iNOS (p < 0.001) and IL-1beta (p < 0.01) or inhibited IL-4 (p < 0.05) expression at 360 min. These time-dependent events were partially reversed by dynamic compression or PDTC (p < 0.01) with IL-1beta. Co-stimulation by dynamic compression and PDTC favoured suppression (IkappaB-alpha, iNOS, IL-1beta) or induction (IL-4) of gene expression. CONCLUSIONS NFkappaB is one of the key players in the mechanical and inflammatory pathways, and its inhibition by a biophysical/therapeutic approach could be a strategy for attenuating the catabolic response in osteoarthritis.
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Vuolteenaho K, Moilanen T, Knowles RG, Moilanen E. The role of nitric oxide in osteoarthritis. Scand J Rheumatol 2009; 36:247-58. [PMID: 17853003 DOI: 10.1080/03009740701483014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Elevated levels of markers of nitric oxide (NO) production are found in osteoarthritic joints suggesting that NO is involved in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis (OA). In OA, NO mediates many of the destructive effects of interleukin-1 (IL-1) and tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) in the cartilage, and inhibitors of NO synthesis have demonstrated retardation of clinical and histological signs and symptoms in experimentally induced OA and other forms of arthritis. As an important factor in cartilage, the regulation of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression and activity, and the effects of NO are reviewed, especially in relation to the pathogenesis of OA.
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- K Vuolteenaho
- The Immunopharmacology Research Group, Medical School, University of Tampere and Research Unit, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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Kmonícková E, Melkusová P, Harmatha J, Vokác K, Farghali H, Zídek Z. Inhibitor of sarco-endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase thapsigargin stimulates production of nitric oxide and secretion of interferon-gamma. Eur J Pharmacol 2008; 588:85-92. [PMID: 18457829 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2008.03.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2007] [Revised: 03/05/2008] [Accepted: 03/19/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Thapsigargin is a sesquiterpene lactone of guaianolide type isolated from the Mediterranean plant Thapsia garganica L. It is widely used experimentally as a potent and selective inhibitor of sarco-endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA) leading to rapid elevation of intracellular calcium [Ca2+]i. Several previous reports have shown that thapsigargin interferes with production of nitric oxide (NO) by mouse peritoneal macrophages and mouse macrophage cell lines. The present data confirm that thapsigargin is a modest inducer of NO in mouse macrophages, production of NO being slightly enhanced by lipopolysaccharide. However, thapsigargin on its own very potently induces NO in macrophages of rats under conditions in vitro. The highest effect was observed after the concentration of 0.25 microM thapsigargin, producing approximately 30 microM accumulation of nitrites in supernatants of cells cultured for 24 h. The aim of our experiments was to investigate immune mechanisms implicated in activation of high-output NO biosynthesis. It has been found that thapsigargin dose-dependently induces secretion of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) in macrophages of both rats and mice, and also in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells. The IFN-gamma production was rather low in macrophages of mice while relatively very high levels of IFN-gamma were found in cultures of rat macrophages and human peripheral blood mononuclear cells. The concentration of IFN-gamma produced by 5 microM thapsigargin within the interval of 24 h exceeded 3 ng/ml in rat macrophages and approached 2 ng/ml in cultures of human peripheral blood mononuclear cells. The effects are mediated by mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) such as p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38) and extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1/2 (ERK1/2), and by nuclear transcriptional factor NF-kappaB. In summary, the original findings demonstrate immunostimulatory potential of thapsigargin and warrant more detailed preclinical studies.
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- Eva Kmonícková
- Institute of Experimental Medicine, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Department of Pharmacology, v.v.i., Vídenská 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic.
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Liu DZ, Liang HJ, Chen CH, Lin SY, Zhong WB, Ho FM, Hou WC, Lo JL, Ho YS, Lin PJ, Hung LF, Liang YC. Switch activation of PI-PLC downstream signals in activated macrophages with wortmannin. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2007; 1773:869-79. [PMID: 17488650 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2007.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2006] [Revised: 03/03/2007] [Accepted: 03/26/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Phosphatidylinositol (4,5)-bisphosphate (PtdIns(4,5)P(2)) has been known to serve as a substrate for phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI(3)K) and phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C (PI-PLC), which can produce PtdIns(3,4,5)P(3) and inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (Ins(1,4,5)P(3)) and diacylglycerol (DAG), respectively. In this study, we elucidated the role of PI-PLC during the LPS-activated mouse macrophages RAW264.7 treated with PI(3)K inhibitor wortmannin. First, wortmannin treatment enhanced Ins(1,4,5)P(3) production and iNOS expression in LPS-activated macrophages. Inhibition of PI(3)K by p85 siRNA also showed an enhancement of iNOS expression. On the other hand, overexpression of PI(3)K by ras-p110 expression plasmid significantly decreased iNOS expression in LPS-activated macrophages. In addition, overexpression of wild-type or dominant-negative Akt expression plasmid did not affect the iNOS expression in LPS-activated macrophages. Second, treatment of PI-PLC inhibitor U73122 reversed the enhancement of iNOS expression, the increase of phosphorylation level of ERK, JNK and p38, and the increase of AP-1-dependent gene expression in wortmannin-treated and LPS-activated macrophages. However, NF-kappaB activity determined by EMSA assay and reporter plasmid assay did not change during LPS-activated macrophages with or without wortmannin. We propose that the inhibition of PI(3)K by wortmannin in mouse macrophages enhances the PI-PLC downstream signals, and subsequently increases the LPS induction of iNOS expression independently of Akt pathway.
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- Der-Zen Liu
- Graduate Institutes of Biomedical Materials, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Wielockx B, Staelens J, Puimège L, Vanlaere I, Van Roy M, van Lint P, Van Roy F, Libert C. Description and mapping of the resistance of DBA/2 mice to TNF-induced lethal shock. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2007; 178:5069-75. [PMID: 17404289 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.178.8.5069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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In our search for genes that inhibit the inflammatory effects of TNF without diminishing its antitumor capacities we found that, compared with C57BL/6 mice, DBA/2 mice exhibit a dominant resistance to TNF-induced lethality. Tumor-bearing (C57BL/6 x DBA/2)(BXD)F(1) mice completely survived an otherwise lethal TNF/IFN-gamma-antitumor therapy with complete regression of the tumor. This was not the case for C57BL/6 mice. Genetic linkage analysis revealed that TNF resistance is linked to a major locus on distal chromosome 6 and a minor locus on chromosome 17. Compared with littermate controls, chromosome substitution mice carrying a DBA/2 chromosome 6 in a C57BL/6 background were significantly protected against TNF and TNF/IFN-gamma, albeit less so than DBA/2 mice. Definition of a critical region of 13 Mb on chromosome 6 was the highest mapping resolution obtained. Further analysis of candidate genes may provide a powerful tool to control TNF-induced pathologies in humans.
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- Ben Wielockx
- Department for Molecular Biomedical Research, Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology and University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
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Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) is a hormone predominately produced by the heart atria which regulates the water and salt balance as well as blood pressure homeostasis. Being expressed in various parts of the immune system a link of the peptide to the immune system has been proposed. In fact, this review focus on effects of ANP in the immune system and reports about the role of the peptide in innate immune functions as well as in the adaptive immune response.
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- Angelika M Vollmar
- Department of Pharmacy, Center for Drug Research, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Butenandtstr. 5-11, 81375 Munich, Germany.
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The inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) is stimulated to produce large quantities of nitric oxide (NO) by proinflammatory stimuli, hemorrhagic shock, and a variety of cytokines. We have previously shown that cAMP profoundly inhibits hepatocyte iNOS expression in vitro. In this study, we tested whether glucagon, a hormone that increases cAMP in hepatocytes, could regulate hepatic iNOS expression and activity in vivo. Rats were injected intraperitoneally with lipopolysaccharide (LPS, 10 mg/kg) and treated with either saline or glucagon (500 microg/kg i.p.). Plasma and liver tissue were obtained 6 and 24 h after LPS. LPS induced increased iNOS mRNA, iNOS protein, and plasma levels of nitrite/nitrate that were all significantly decreased by glucagon treatment. The reduction in iNOS expression produced by glucagon was associated with a reduction in plasma AST and LDH levels, suggesting decreased LPS-induced hepatic injury. These data suggest that glucagon may participate in the in vivo regulation of hepatic iNOS expression after proinflammatory stimuli.
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- Brian G Harbrecht
- Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA.
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Nitric oxide (NO) is a gaseous free radical that serves cell signaling, cellular energetics, host defense, and inflammatory functions in virtually all cells. In the kidney and vasculature, NO plays fundamental roles in the control of systemic and intrarenal hemodynamics, the tubuloglomerular feedback response, pressure natriuresis, release of sympathetic neurotransmitters and renin, and tubular solute and water transport. NO is synthesized from L-arginine by NO synthases (NOS). Because of its high chemical reactivity and high diffusibility, NO production by each of the 3 major NOS isoforms is regulated tightly at multiple levels from gene transcription to spatial proximity near intended targets to covalent modification and allosteric regulation of the enzyme itself. Many of these regulatory mechanisms have yet to be tested in renal cells. The NOS isoforms are distributed differentially and regulated in the kidney, and there remains some controversy over the specific expression of functional protein for the NOS isoforms in specific renal cell populations. Mice with targeted deletion of each of the NOS isoforms have been generated, and these each have unique phenotypes. Studies of the renal and vascular phenotypes of these mice have yielded important insights into certain vascular diseases, ischemic acute renal failure, the tubuloglomerular feedback response, and some mechanisms of tubular fluid and electrolyte transport, but thus far have been underexploited. This review explores the collective knowledge regarding the structure, regulation, and function of the NOS isoforms gleaned from various tissues, and highlights the progress and gaps in understanding in applying this information to renal and vascular physiology.
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- Bruce C Kone
- University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, 77030, USA.
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Elevation of basal intracellular calcium as a central element in the activation of brain macrophages (microglia): suppression of receptor-evoked calcium signaling and control of release function. J Neurosci 2003. [PMID: 12805281 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.23-11-04410.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 202] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Microglia-brain macrophages are immune-competent cells of the CNS and respond to pathologic events. Using bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) as a tool to activate cultured mouse microglia, we studied alterations in the intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca 2+]i) and in the receptor-evoked generation of transient calcium signals. LPS treatment led to a chronic elevation of basal [Ca 2+]i along with a suppression of evoked calcium signaling, as indicated by reduced [Ca 2+]i transients during stimulation with UTP and complement factor 5a. Presence of the calcium chelator BAPTA prevented the activation-associated changes in [Ca 2+]i and restored much of the signaling efficacy. We also evaluated downstream consequences of a basal [Ca 2+]i lifting during microglial activation and found BAPTA to strongly attenuate the LPS-induced release of nitric oxide (NO) and certain cytokines and chemokines. Furthermore, microglial treatment with ionomycin, an ionophore elevating basal [Ca 2+]i, mimicked the activation-induced calcium signal suppression but failed to induce release activity on its own. Our findings suggest that chronic elevation of basal [Ca 2+]i attenuates receptor-triggered calcium signaling. Moreover, increased [Ca 2+]i is required, but by itself is not sufficient, for release of NO and certain cytokines and chemokines. Elevation of basal [Ca 2+]i could thus prove a central element in the regulation of executive functions in activated microglia.
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Hoffmann A, Kann O, Ohlemeyer C, Hanisch UK, Kettenmann H. Elevation of basal intracellular calcium as a central element in the activation of brain macrophages (microglia): suppression of receptor-evoked calcium signaling and control of release function. J Neurosci 2003; 23:4410-9. [PMID: 12805281 PMCID: PMC6740788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/03/2023] Open
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Microglia-brain macrophages are immune-competent cells of the CNS and respond to pathologic events. Using bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) as a tool to activate cultured mouse microglia, we studied alterations in the intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca 2+]i) and in the receptor-evoked generation of transient calcium signals. LPS treatment led to a chronic elevation of basal [Ca 2+]i along with a suppression of evoked calcium signaling, as indicated by reduced [Ca 2+]i transients during stimulation with UTP and complement factor 5a. Presence of the calcium chelator BAPTA prevented the activation-associated changes in [Ca 2+]i and restored much of the signaling efficacy. We also evaluated downstream consequences of a basal [Ca 2+]i lifting during microglial activation and found BAPTA to strongly attenuate the LPS-induced release of nitric oxide (NO) and certain cytokines and chemokines. Furthermore, microglial treatment with ionomycin, an ionophore elevating basal [Ca 2+]i, mimicked the activation-induced calcium signal suppression but failed to induce release activity on its own. Our findings suggest that chronic elevation of basal [Ca 2+]i attenuates receptor-triggered calcium signaling. Moreover, increased [Ca 2+]i is required, but by itself is not sufficient, for release of NO and certain cytokines and chemokines. Elevation of basal [Ca 2+]i could thus prove a central element in the regulation of executive functions in activated microglia.
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- Anja Hoffmann
- Department of Cellular Neurosciences, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, D-13092 Berlin, Germany
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Hunter RP. Nitric oxide, inducible nitric oxide synthase and inflammation in veterinary medicine. Anim Health Res Rev 2003. [PMID: 12665111 DOI: 10.1079/ahrr200246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Inflammation is a process consisting of a complex of cytological and chemical reactions which occur in and around affected blood vessels and adjacent tissues in response to an injury caused by a physical, chemical or biological insult. Much work has been performed in the past several years investigating inducible nitric oxide synthase (NOS, EC 1.14.13.39) and nitric oxide in inflammation. This has resulted in a rapid increase in knowledge about iNOS and nitric oxide. Nitric oxide formation from inducible NOS is regulated by numerous inflammatory mediators, often with contradictory effects, depending upon the type and duration of the inflammatory insult. Equine medicine appears to have benefited the most from the increased interest in this small, inflammatory mediator. Most of the information on nitric oxide in traditional veterinary species has been produced using models or naturally occurring inflammatory diseases of this species.
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- Robert P Hunter
- Department of Anatomy and Physiology, Kansas State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 129 Coles Hall, Manhattan, Kansas 66506-5802, USA.
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Korhonen R, Lahti A, Hämäläinen M, Kankaanranta H, Moilanen E. Dexamethasone inhibits inducible nitric-oxide synthase expression and nitric oxide production by destabilizing mRNA in lipopolysaccharide-treated macrophages. Mol Pharmacol 2002; 62:698-704. [PMID: 12181447 DOI: 10.1124/mol.62.3.698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Nitric oxide (NO) production through the inducible nitric-oxide synthase (iNOS) pathway is increased in inflammatory diseases and leads to cellular injury. Anti-inflammatory steroids inhibit the expression of various inflammatory genes, including iNOS. In the present study, we investigated the mechanism how dexamethasone decreased NO production in murine J774 macrophages. Dexamethasone (0.1-10 microM) inhibited the production of NO and iNOS protein in a dose-dependent manner in cells stimulated with lipopolysaccharides (LPS). In contrast, in cells treated with a combination of LPS and interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma), dexamethasone did not reduce iNOS expression and NO formation. Dissociated glucocorticoid RU24858 inhibited iNOS expression and NO production to levels comparable with that of dexamethasone, suggesting that the reduced iNOS expression by dexamethasone is not a GRE-mediated event. In further studies, the effect of dexamethasone on iNOS mRNA levels was tested by actinomycin assay. The half-life of iNOS mRNA after LPS treatment was 5 h 40 min, and dexamethasone reduced it to 3 h. The increased degradation of iNOS mRNA was reversed by a protein synthesis inhibitor cycloheximide. iNOS mRNA was more stabile in cells treated with a combination of LPS plus IFN-gamma (half-life = 8 h 20 min), and dexamethasone had a minor effect in these conditions. In conclusion, dexamethasone decreases iNOS-dependent NO production by destabilizing iNOS mRNA in LPS-treated cells by a mechanism that requires de novo protein synthesis. Also, decreased iNOS mRNA and protein expression and NO formation by dexamethasone was not found in cells treated with a combination of LPS plus IFN-gamma, suggesting that the effect of dexamethasone is stimulus-dependent.
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- Riku Korhonen
- The Immunopharmacological Research Group, Medical School, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
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Staelens J, Wielockx B, Puimège L, Van Roy F, Guénet JL, Libert C. Hyporesponsiveness of SPRET/Ei mice to lethal shock induced by tumor necrosis factor and implications for a TNF-based antitumor therapy. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2002; 99:9340-5. [PMID: 12089334 PMCID: PMC123142 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.142293699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2001] [Accepted: 05/15/2002] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) is a central mediator in lethal shock and an interesting cytokine for anticancer therapy. To inhibit TNF-induced lethal shock, it is important to identify protective genes. Here we demonstrate that the SPRET/Ei mouse strain, derived from Mus spretus, exhibits an extremely dominant resistance to TNF-induced lethal inflammation. An interspecific backcross experiment revealed that the TNF hyporesponse is linked to loci on chromosomes 2, 6, and 11. Treatment of inoculated tumors with TNF and IFN-gamma leads to regression and a highly reduced toxicity in (C57BL/6 x SPRET/Ei)F(1) mice.
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- Jan Staelens
- Department of Molecular Biomedical Research, Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology and Ghent University, K. L. Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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Kiemer AK, Vollmar AM. The atrial natriuretic peptide regulates the production of inflammatory mediators in macrophages. Ann Rheum Dis 2001; 60 Suppl 3:iii68-70. [PMID: 11890659 PMCID: PMC1766678 DOI: 10.1136/ard.60.90003.iii68] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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The atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), a member of the natriuretic peptide family, is a cardiovascular hormone which possesses well defined natriuretic, diuretic, and vasodilating properties. Most of the biological effects of ANP aremediated through its guanylyl cyclase coupled A receptor. Because ANP and its receptors have been shown to be expressed and differentially regulated in the immune system, it has been suggested that ANP has an immunomodulatory potency. Much investigation of the effects of ANP on the activation of macrophages has been carried out. ANP was shown to inhibit the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in macrophages in an autocrine fashion. ANP in this context was shown to reduce significantly the activation of NF-kappaB and to destabilise iNOS mRNA. ANP, furthermore, can significantly reduce the LPS-induced secretion of tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) in macrophages. The relevance of these findings on a regulatory role for ANP on TNFalpha in humans was shown by the fact that ANP significantly reduces the release of TNFalpha in whole human blood. It was furthermore shown to attenuate the release of interleukin 1beta (IL1beta). Interestingly, ANP did not affect the secretion of the anti-inflammatory cytokines IL10 and IL1 receptor antagonist (IL1ra). In summary, ANP was shown to reduce the secretion of inflammatory mediators in macrophages. Therefore, this cardiovascular hormone may possess anti-inflammatory potential.
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- A K Kiemer
- Department of Pharmacy, Centre of Drug Research, University of Munich, Germany.
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Harbrecht BG, Taylor BS, Xu Z, Ramalakshmi S, Ganster RW, Geller DA. cAMP inhibits inducible nitric oxide synthase expression and NF-kappaB-binding activity in cultured rat hepatocytes. J Surg Res 2001; 99:258-64. [PMID: 11469895 DOI: 10.1006/jsre.2001.6200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND The inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) is strongly expressed following inflammatory stimuli. Adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cAMP) increases iNOS expression and activity in a number of cell types but decreases cytokine-stimulated iNOS expression in hepatocytes. The mechanisms for this effect are unknown. METHODS Rat hepatocytes were stimulated with cytokines to induce iNOS and cultured with cAMP agonists dibutyryl-cAMP (dbcAMP), 8-bromo-cAMP, and forskolin (FSK). Nitric oxide synthesis was assessed by supernatant nitrite levels and iNOS expression was measured by Northern and Western blot analyses. Nuclear factor kappaB binding was assessed by electromobility shift assay. RESULTS Cyclic AMP dose dependently decreased NO synthesis in response to a combination of proinflammatory cytokines or interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) alone. The adenylate cyclase inhibitor SQ 22,536 increased cytokine- or IL-1beta-stimulated NO synthesis. dbcAMP decreased iNOS mRNA expression and iNOS protein expression. Both dbcAMP and glucagon decreased iNOS promoter activity in rat hepatocytes transfected with the murine iNOS promoter and decreased DNA binding of the transcription factor NF-kappaB. CONCLUSION These data suggest that cAMP is important in hepatocyte iNOS expression and agents that alter cAMP levels may profoundly alter the response of hepatocytes to inflammatory stimuli through effects onthe iNOS promoter region and NF-kappaB.
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MESH Headings
- 8-Bromo Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate/pharmacology
- Adenine/analogs & derivatives
- Adenine/pharmacology
- Adenylyl Cyclase Inhibitors
- Adenylyl Cyclases/metabolism
- Animals
- Bucladesine/pharmacology
- Cells, Cultured
- Colforsin/pharmacology
- Cyclic AMP/pharmacology
- Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic/drug effects
- Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic/physiology
- Glucagon/pharmacology
- Hepatocytes/cytology
- Hepatocytes/enzymology
- Interleukin-1/pharmacology
- Male
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/drug effects
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/enzymology
- NF-kappa B/metabolism
- Nitric Oxide Synthase/genetics
- Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II
- Promoter Regions, Genetic/physiology
- Pulmonary Artery/cytology
- RNA, Messenger/analysis
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Second Messenger Systems/physiology
- Sepsis/metabolism
- Sepsis/physiopathology
- Transfection
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- B G Harbrecht
- Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
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Fahmi H, He Y, Zhang M, Martel-Pelletier J, Pelletier JP, Di Battista JA. Nimesulide reduces interleukin-1beta-induced cyclooxygenase-2 gene expression in human synovial fibroblasts. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2001; 9:332-40. [PMID: 11399097 DOI: 10.1053/joca.2000.0393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To characterize the effects of nimesulide (NIM) on basal and induced cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX-2) gene expression in human synovial fibroblasts (HSF) and to define the intracellular mechanisms that mediate the changes in COX-2 expression and synthesis in response to the drug. DESIGN HSF were incubated with NIM and NS-398 (0, 0.03, 0.3, 3 microg/ml) in the absence or presence of the COX-2 inducers interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) or endotoxin (LPS). Treated cells were analysed for COX-2 mRNA and protein by Northern and Western blotting analysis, respectively. Putative transcriptional, post-transcriptional, and signaling effects of NIM on basal and induced-COX-2 expression were investigated by human COX-2 promoter studies, calcium studies, reactive oxygen species (ROS) evaluations, electrophoretic mobility shift analysis (EMSA) and half-life studies of COX-2 mRNA. RESULTS NIM inhibited IL-1beta-induced COX-2 expression and protein at sub and therapeutic concentrations (0.03-0.3 microg/ml) while the non-specific NSAID, naproxen, did not. Both drugs suppressed PGE2 release by about 95%. NIM had no effect on (1) IL-1beta-induced increases in NF-kappaB or c/EBP signaling, or (2) human COX-2 promoter activity. Stability of induced COX-2 mRNA was unaffected by NIM treatments. Pre-treatment of cells with O(2)radical scavengers (e.g. PDTC) or with Ca(++)channel blockers (e.g. verapamil) had a modest effect on IL-1beta-induced COX-2 expression. NIM blocked ionomycin+thapsigargin and H(2)O(2)-induced increases in COX-2 protein synthesis. CONCLUSION NIM inhibits cytokine-induced COX-2 expression and protein at sub and therapeutic concentrations. At least part of this activity may be the result of NIM inhibition of calcium and/or free radical generation induced by cytokines.
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- H Fahmi
- Osteoarthritis Research Unit, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Hôpital Notre-Dame, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Bi-directional effects of the elevation of intracellular calcium on the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase in J774 macrophages exposed to low and to high concentrations of endotoxin. Biochem J 2001. [PMID: 11171114 DOI: 10.1042/bj3540351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Nitric oxide produced through the action of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) is an important mediator in immune responses of the host. Various extracellular factors, including inflammatory stimuli, affect intracellular free Ca2+ levels ([Ca2+](i)), modulating cellular signalling and gene expression. In the present study we investigated the effects of increased ([Ca2+](i)) on NO production through the iNOS pathway in J774 macrophages. Thapsigargin (TG), a Ca2+-ATPase inhibitor, and the Ca2+ ionophore A23187 were used as tools to induce an increase in ([Ca2+](i)) in the cytosol. This increase was confirmed by the fura 2 method. The production of NO was measured as accumulated nitrite in the cell culture medium; iNOS protein and iNOS mRNA were detected by Western blotting and reverse-transcriptase-mediated PCR respectively. The activation of nuclear factor kappaB (NF-kappaB) was investigated by electrophoretic mobility-shift assay. TG (100 nM) induced a marked synthesis of iNOS mRNA, iNOS protein and NO in cells primed with a low concentration of endotoxin [lipopolysaccharide (LPS) 1 ng/ml], which on its own induced barely detectable NO synthesis. Stimulation by a high concentration of LPS (100 ng/ml) induced a marked expression of iNOS and NO production. Under these conditions, treatment with TG hindered the synthesis of iNOS protein and NO production by accelerating the degradation of iNOS mRNA. Treatment with TG (100 nM) did not affect the NF-kappaB activity induced by low (1 ng/ml) or high (100 ng/ml) concentrations of LPS. Viability of the cells was confirmed by the 2,3-bis[2-methoxy-4-nitro-5-sulphophenyl]-2H-tetrazolium-5-carboxyaniline ("XTT") method; apoptosis was ruled out by propidium iodide staining and flow cytometry. A23187 (1 microM) also transiently increased ([Ca2+](i)) and had opposite effects on NO production depending on the LPS concentration. Our results show that increased ([Ca2+](i)) induced the stimulation or suppression of NO production through iNOS in macrophages depending on the state of cell activation. These findings suggest that the receptor-mediated increase in ([Ca2+](i)) might be an important factor in the control of the balance between the up-regulation and down-regulation of inflammatory genes, including that encoding iNOS, depending on the phase of the inflammatory response.
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Pérez-Sala D, Cernuda-Morollón E, Díaz-Cazorla M, Rodríguez-Pascual F, Lamas S. Posttranscriptional regulation of human iNOS by the NO/cGMP pathway. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2001; 280:F466-73. [PMID: 11181408 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.2001.280.3.f466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Nitric oxide (NO) and cGMP may exert positive or negative effects on inducible NO synthase (iNOS) expression. We have explored the influence of the NO/cGMP pathway on iNOS levels in human mesangial cells. Inhibition of NOS activity during an 8-h stimulation with IL-1beta plus tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha reduced iNOS levels, while NO donors amplified iNOS induction threefold. However, time-course studies revealed a subsequent inhibitory effect of NO donors on iNOS protein and mRNA levels. This suggests that NO may contribute both to iNOS induction and downregulation. Soluble guanylyl cyclase (sGC) activation may be involved in these effects. Inhibition of sGC attenuated IL-1beta/TNF-alpha-elicited iNOS induction and reduced NO-driven amplification. Interestingly, cGMP analogs also modulated iNOS protein and mRNA levels in a biphasic manner. Inhibition of transcription unveiled a negative posttranscriptional modulation of the iNOS transcript by NO and cGMP at late times of induction. Supplementation with 8-bromo-cGMP (8-BrcGMP) reduced iNOS mRNA stability by 50%. These observations evidence a complex feedback regulation of iNOS expression, in which posttranscriptional mechanisms may play an important role.
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- D Pérez-Sala
- Departamento de Estructura y Función de Proteínas, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, CSIC, Velázquez, 144, 28006 Madrid, Spain.
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Korhonen R, Kankaanranta H, Lahti A, Lähde M, Knowles RG, Moilanen E. Bi-directional effects of the elevation of intracellular calcium on the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase in J774 macrophages exposed to low and to high concentrations of endotoxin. Biochem J 2001; 354:351-8. [PMID: 11171114 PMCID: PMC1221663 DOI: 10.1042/0264-6021:3540351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Nitric oxide produced through the action of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) is an important mediator in immune responses of the host. Various extracellular factors, including inflammatory stimuli, affect intracellular free Ca2+ levels ([Ca2+](i)), modulating cellular signalling and gene expression. In the present study we investigated the effects of increased ([Ca2+](i)) on NO production through the iNOS pathway in J774 macrophages. Thapsigargin (TG), a Ca2+-ATPase inhibitor, and the Ca2+ ionophore A23187 were used as tools to induce an increase in ([Ca2+](i)) in the cytosol. This increase was confirmed by the fura 2 method. The production of NO was measured as accumulated nitrite in the cell culture medium; iNOS protein and iNOS mRNA were detected by Western blotting and reverse-transcriptase-mediated PCR respectively. The activation of nuclear factor kappaB (NF-kappaB) was investigated by electrophoretic mobility-shift assay. TG (100 nM) induced a marked synthesis of iNOS mRNA, iNOS protein and NO in cells primed with a low concentration of endotoxin [lipopolysaccharide (LPS) 1 ng/ml], which on its own induced barely detectable NO synthesis. Stimulation by a high concentration of LPS (100 ng/ml) induced a marked expression of iNOS and NO production. Under these conditions, treatment with TG hindered the synthesis of iNOS protein and NO production by accelerating the degradation of iNOS mRNA. Treatment with TG (100 nM) did not affect the NF-kappaB activity induced by low (1 ng/ml) or high (100 ng/ml) concentrations of LPS. Viability of the cells was confirmed by the 2,3-bis[2-methoxy-4-nitro-5-sulphophenyl]-2H-tetrazolium-5-carboxyaniline ("XTT") method; apoptosis was ruled out by propidium iodide staining and flow cytometry. A23187 (1 microM) also transiently increased ([Ca2+](i)) and had opposite effects on NO production depending on the LPS concentration. Our results show that increased ([Ca2+](i)) induced the stimulation or suppression of NO production through iNOS in macrophages depending on the state of cell activation. These findings suggest that the receptor-mediated increase in ([Ca2+](i)) might be an important factor in the control of the balance between the up-regulation and down-regulation of inflammatory genes, including that encoding iNOS, depending on the phase of the inflammatory response.
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- R Korhonen
- Immunopharmacological Research Group, Medical School, FIN-33014 University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
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Kiemer AK, Vollmar AM. Elevation of intracellular calcium levels contributes to the inhibition of nitric oxide production by atrial natriuretic peptide. Immunol Cell Biol 2001; 79:11-7. [PMID: 11168617 DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1711.2001.00969.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) attenuates LPS-induced inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression in murine macrophages by destabilizing iNOS mRNA. Because elevated intracellular free Ca2+ levels [Ca2+]i reduce iNOS mRNA stability, the aim of the present study was to determine whether inhibition of iNOS by ANP is due to alterations in intracellular calcium. As determined by fluorescence photometry, ANP (10(-7) and 10(-6) mol/L) was shown to elevate intracellular calcium levels in bone marrow-derived macrophages. This effect seemed to be mediated via the guanylate cyclase-coupled A receptor, because dibutyryl-cGMP mimicked and the A-receptor antagonist HS-142-1 partially abrogated the effect of ANP. Because the Ca2+ increase was also observed in Ca2+-free buffer, it is suggested that the liberation of intracellular calcium pools contributes to the elevation of [Ca2+]i by ANP. The B-receptor ligand C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP), which does not alter iNOS expression, had no effect on [Ca2+]i. The Ca2+-ionophore 4-Br-A23187 and thapsigargin, a compound known to liberate Ca2+ from intracellular stores, were further demonstrated to reduce LPS-induced NO production in macrophages (Griess assay), confirming a functional link for elevated [Ca2+]i and iNOS inhibition. These effects were abrogated by coincubation with extra- as well as intracellular Ca2+ chelators (EGTA, 1,2-bis(o-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid (BAPTA)). The inhibitory effect of ANP on NO production was also abrogated by Ca2+ chelation. These findings support a causal relationship between reduced iNOS induction and elevation of [Ca2+]i. Taken together, the data indicate that intracellular Ca2+ elevation by ANP is involved in the inhibition of LPS-induced nitric oxide production in macrophages.
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- A K Kiemer
- Institute of Pharmacy, Center of Drug Research, Pharmaceutical Biology, University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
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Reis D, Souza M, Mineo J, Espindola F. Myosin V and iNOS expression is enhanced in J774 murine macrophages treated with IFN-gamma. Braz J Med Biol Res 2001; 34:221-6. [PMID: 11175497 DOI: 10.1590/s0100-879x2001000200009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Actin-based motor protein requirements and nitric oxide (NO) production are important features of macrophage activity during phagocytosis or microbicidal processes. Different classes of myosins contribute directly or indirectly to phagocytosis by providing mechanical force for phagosome closure or organelle movement. Recent data have shown the presence of myosins IC, II, V and IXb in phagosomes of bone marrow-derived murine macrophages. In our investigation we demonstrated the presence of different classes of myosins in J774 macrophages. We also analyzed the effect of gamma interferon (IFN-gamma), with or without calcium ionophore or cytochalasin B, on myosins as well as on inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression and NO production. Myosins IC, II, Va, VI and IXb were identified in J774 macrophages. There was an increase of myosin V expression in IFN-gamma-treated cells. iNOS expression was increased by IFN-gamma treatment, while calcium ionophore and cytochalasin B had a negative influence on both myosin and iNOS expression, which was decreased. The increases in NO synthesis were reflected by increased iNOS expression. Macrophages activated by IFN-gamma released significant amounts of NO when compared to control groups. In contrast, NO production by calcium ionophore- and cytochalasin B-treated cells was similar to that of control cells. These results suggest that IFN-gamma is involved in macrophage activation by stimulating protein production to permit both phagocytosis and microbicidal activity.
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- D Reis
- Departamento de Imunologia, Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Brasil
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Tonon R, D'Andrea P. Interleukin-1beta increases the functional expression of connexin 43 in articular chondrocytes: evidence for a Ca2+-dependent mechanism. J Bone Miner Res 2000; 15:1669-77. [PMID: 10976987 DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.2000.15.9.1669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Cell-to-cell interactions and gap junctions-dependent communication are crucially involved in chondrogenic differentiation, whereas in adult articular cartilage direct intercellular communication occurs mainly among chondrocytes facing the outer cartilage layer. Chondrocytes extracted from adult articular cartilage and grown in primary culture express connexin 43 (Cx43) and form functional gap junctions capable of sustaining the propagation of intercellular Ca2+ waves. Degradation of articular cartilage is a characteristic feature of arthritic diseases and is associated to increased levels of Interleukin-1 (IL-1) in the synovial fluid. We have examined the effects of IL-1 on gap junctional communication in cultured rabbit articular chondrocytes. Incubation with IL-1 potentiated the transmission of intercellular Ca2+ waves and the intercellular transfer of Lucifer yellow. The stimulatory effect was accompanied by a dose-dependent increase in the expression of Cx43 and by an enhanced Cx43 immunostaining at sites of cell-to-cell contact. IL-1 stimulation induced a dose-dependent increase of cytosolic Ca2+ and activates protein tyrosine phosphorylation. IL-1-dependent up-regulation of Cx43 could be prevented by intracellular Ca2+ chelation but not by inhibitors of protein tyrosine kinases, suggesting a crucial role of cytosolic Ca2+ in regulating the expression of Cx43. IL-1 is one of the most potent cytokines that promotes cartilage catabolism; its modulation of intercellular communication represents a novel mechanism by which proinflammatory mediators regulate the activity of cartilage cells.
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- R Tonon
- Dipartimento di Biochimica, Biofisica e Chimica delle Macromolecole, Università di Trieste, Italy
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Rodriguez-Pascual F, Hausding M, Ihrig-Biedert I, Furneaux H, Levy AP, Förstermann U, Kleinert H. Complex contribution of the 3'-untranslated region to the expressional regulation of the human inducible nitric-oxide synthase gene. Involvement of the RNA-binding protein HuR. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:26040-9. [PMID: 10859327 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m910460199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Cytokine stimulation of human DLD-1 cells resulted in a marked expression of nitric-oxide synthase (NOS) II mRNA and protein accompanied by only a moderate increase in transcriptional activity. Also, there was a basal transcription of the NOS II gene, which did not result in measurable NOS II expression. The 3'-untranslated region (3'-UTR) of the NOS II mRNA contains four AUUUA motifs and one AUUUUA motif, known to destabilize the mRNAs of proto-oncogenes, nuclear transcription factors, and cytokines. Luciferase reporter gene constructs containing the NOS II 3'-UTR showed a significantly reduced luciferase activity. The embryonic lethal abnormal vision (ELAV)-like protein HuR was found to bind with high affinity to the adenylate/uridylate-rich elements of the NOS II 3'-UTR. Inhibition of HuR with antisense constructs reduced the cytokine-induced NOS II mRNA, whereas overexpression of HuR potentiated the cytokine-induced NOS II expression. This provides evidence that NOS II expression is regulated at the transcriptional and post-transcriptional level. Binding of HuR to the 3'-UTR of the NOS II mRNA seems to play an essential role in the stabilization of this mRNA.
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- F Rodriguez-Pascual
- Department of Pharmacology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Obere Zahlbacher Strasse 67, D-55101 Mainz, Germany
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Prostaglandin E2 regulation of cyclooxygenase expression in keratinocytes is mediated via cyclic nucleotide-linked prostaglandin receptors. J Lipid Res 2000. [DOI: 10.1016/s0022-2275(20)32029-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Morgan AC, Chang HY, Liu JS, Hua LL, Lee SC. High extracellular potassium modulates nitric oxide synthase expression in human astrocytes. J Neurochem 2000; 74:1903-12. [PMID: 10800933 DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2000.0741903.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) is a molecule of great interest, given the numerous biological activities of nitric oxide and the documented expression of iNOS in several CNS pathologies. There also appears to be species-dependent regulation of iNOS expression as well as CNS-specific regulation. In this study, we have examined cultures of cytokine-activated primary human astrocytes as a model system with which to study the mechanisms of iNOS regulation in human CNS. As one of the major functions of astrocytes is spatial buffering of K+ ion, we examined the effect of high extracellular KCI on astrocyte iNOS expression. The results demonstrate that KCI at 25-75 mM potently inhibits astrocyte nitrite production stimulated by interleukin-1 (IL-1)/interferon-gamma (IFNgamma). In addition, several potassium channel inhibitors such as CsCl, tetraethylammonium, and 4-aminopyridine as well as nigericin inhibited astrocyte iNOS expression induced by IL-1/IFNgamma. These results demonstrate a novel role for astrocyte potassium channel activity in modulation of astrocyte function. They further suggest neural-specific mechanisms for glial iNOS regulation.
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- A C Morgan
- Department of Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461, USA
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Hecker M, Cattaruzza M, Wagner AH. Regulation of inducible nitric oxide synthase gene expression in vascular smooth muscle cells. GENERAL PHARMACOLOGY 1999; 32:9-16. [PMID: 9888247 DOI: 10.1016/s0306-3623(98)00082-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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1. Formation of nitric oxide (NO) by the constitutive calcium-dependent NO synthase expressed in endothelial cells plays an important role in the control of local blood flow and vascular homeostasis. Expression of the inducible calcium-independent NO synthase (iNOS) in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC), on the other hand, is thought to play a potentially detrimental role in the pathogenesis of chronic inflammation or septic shock. In vascular injury, however, iNOS expression in VSMC may be beneficial as a compensatory mechanism for the lack of endothelial NO synthesis, e.g., by preventing restenosis following angioplasty or heart transplant vasculopathy. 2. Because iNOS activity does not seem to be controlled once the enzyme is expressed, regulation of NO release from iNOS-expressing cells predominantly occurs at the transcriptional and/or posttranscriptional level. 3. This review summarizes what is currently known about the regulation of expression of this enzyme in VSMC, details some of the transcription factors involved therein as well as their mode of activation, and highlights some pharmacological strategies based on these findings that may be employed for the control of iNOS expression in VSMC in the clinical arena.
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- M Hecker
- Department of Cardiovascular Physiology, University of Goettingen, Germany.
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Geng Y, Zhou L, Thompson WJ, Lotz M. Cyclic GMP and cGMP-binding phosphodiesterase are required for interleukin-1-induced nitric oxide synthesis in human articular chondrocytes. J Biol Chem 1998; 273:27484-91. [PMID: 9765278 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.273.42.27484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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This study addressed the role of guanylyl cyclase (GC) and phosphodiesterase (PDE) in interleukin (IL)-1 activation of human articular chondrocytes. The GC inhibitors LY83583 and methylene blue dose-dependently inhibited IL-1-induced nitric oxide (NO) production, inducible NO synthase (iNOS) protein, and mRNA expression. These effects of GC inhibition were consistent with the rapid induction of cGMP by IL-1, which reached maximal levels after 5 min. The effects of GC inhibitors were selective as they did not reduce IL-1-induced cyclooxygenase II protein and mRNA. An inhibitor specific for soluble GC did not affect IL-1-induced NO production, and activators of soluble GC did not induce NO. However, the expression of iNOS mRNA was induced by atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP), activators of particulate GC, indicating that particulate rather than soluble guanylyl cyclases were involved in iNOS induction. The expression of iNOS mRNA and the production of NO were induced by a slowly hydrolyzable analog of cGMP, 8-bromo-cGMP, but not by nonhydrolyzable analog, dibutyryl cGMP, suggesting that PDE rather than cGMP-dependent protein kinase mediates the cGMP effects. Chondrocytes contained extensive cGMP PDE activity. This had PDE5 biochemical features and an inhibitor profile consistent with PDE5. Furthermore, the nonisoformspecific PDE inhibitor IBMX and PDE5-specific inhibitors suppressed IL-1-induced NO release and iNOS mRNA expression. PDE5 mRNA was constitutively expressed in chondrocytes. In addition to increasing PDE5 activities, IL-1 treatment reduced the sensitivity of PDE5 to several pharmacological inhibitors by up to 50-fold. In summary, inhibitors of either GC or PDE5 prevented IL-1 induction of iNOS; IL-1 increased the rates of both cGMP generation and hydrolysis; and exogenous PDE hydrolyzable cGMP analog induced iNOS and NO. These results suggest that increased cGMP metabolic flux is sufficient to induce iNOS, and GC and PDE5 activities are required for IL-1 induction of iNOS expression via increases in coupled cGMP synthesis and hydrolysis.
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- Y Geng
- Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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Goppelt-Struebe M, Stroebel M. Signaling pathways mediating induction of the early response genes prostaglandin G/H synthase-2 and egr-1 by serotonin via 5-HT2A receptors. J Cell Physiol 1998; 175:341-7. [PMID: 9572479 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4652(199806)175:3<341::aid-jcp12>3.0.co;2-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Signaling pathways responsible for serotonin (5-HT)-mediated induction of early response genes prostaglandin G/H synthase-2 (PGHS-2, cyclooxygenase-2) and egr-1 were investigated in rat mesangial cells. Gene induction by 5-HT was dependent on 5-HT2A receptors that were pertussis toxin insensitive indicating coupling to a G-protein of the Gq family. Binding of 5-HT to this receptor activates phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C (PLC) and release of Ca2+ from internal stores, but this activation was not related to PGHS-2 mRNA expression. Similarly, PI-3 kinase was not involved in 5-HT signaling. Instead, inhibition of phosphatidylcholine-specific PLC interfered with PGHS-2 and egr-1 mRNA induction, suggesting this enzyme as a link between 5-HT2A receptors and protein kinase C, an essential part of 5-HT-mediated signaling. The MAP kinase pathway was identified as common signaling pathway of 5-HT or phorbol ester-induced gene expression. Increase of intracellular cAMP by forskolin or dibutyryl cAMP did not induce PGHS-2 or egr-1 mRNA expression by itself, but strongly inhibited 5-HT-mediated mRNA induction. PGHS-2 mRNA and protein induction by 5-HT was also abolished by chelation of Ca2+ ions by EGTA, suggesting involvement of Ca2+-dependent enzymes. In contrast, egr-1 mRNA expression was superinduced in the presence of EGTA. Induction of Egr-1 protein was not changed by EGTA hinting to Ca2+-sensitive posttranscriptional steps. Activation of the Gq-coupled 5-HT2A receptor thus leads to the expression of the early response genes PGHS-2 and egr-1, using common as well as differing signaling elements that allow differential regulation of the expression of these genes that are functionally related to renal hemodynamics and proliferation of mesangial cells, respectively.
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- M Goppelt-Struebe
- Medizinische Klinik IV, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
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Grandolfo M, Calabrese A, D'Andrea P. Mechanism of mechanically induced intercellular calcium waves in rabbit articular chondrocytes and in HIG-82 synovial cells. J Bone Miner Res 1998; 13:443-53. [PMID: 9525345 DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.1998.13.3.443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Intercellular communication through gap junctions allows tissue coordination of cell metabolism and sensitivity to extracellular stimuli. Intercellular Ca2+ signaling was investigated with digital fluorescence video imaging in primary cultures of articular chondrocytes and in HIG-82 synovial cells. In both cell types, mechanical stimulation of a single cell induced a wave of increased Ca2+ that was communicated to surrounding cells. Intercellular Ca2+ spreading was inhibited by 18alpha-glycyrrhetinic acid, demonstrating the involvement of gap junctions in signal propagation. In the absence of extracellular Ca2+, mechanical stimulation induced communicated Ca2+ waves similar to controls; however, the number of HIG-82 cells recruited decreased significantly. Mechanical stress induced Ca2+ influx both in the stimulated chondrocyte and HIG-82 cell, but not in the adjacent cells, as assessed by the Mn2+ quenching technique. Treatment of cells with thapsigargin and with the phospholipase C (PLC) inhibitor U73122 blocked mechanically induced signal propagation. These results provide evidence that in chondrocytes and in HIG-82 synovial cells, mechanical stimulation activates PLC, thus leading to an increase of intracellular inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate. The second messenger, by permeating gap junctions, stimulates intracellular Ca2+ release in neighboring cells. It is concluded that intercellular Ca2+ waves may provide a mechanism to coordinate tissue responses in joint physiology.
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- M Grandolfo
- Dipartimento di Biochimica, Biofisica e Chimica delle Macromolecole, Università di Trieste, Italy
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D'andrea P, Calabrese A, Grandolfo M. Intercellular calcium signalling between chondrocytes and synovial cells in co-culture. Biochem J 1998; 329 ( Pt 3):681-7. [PMID: 9445399 PMCID: PMC1219093 DOI: 10.1042/bj3290681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Intercellular communication allows the co-ordination of cell metabolism between tissues as well as sensitivity to extracellular stimuli. Paracrine stimulation and cell-to-cell coupling through gap junctions induce the formation of complex cellular networks that favour the intercellular exchange of nutrients and second messengers. Heterologous intercellular communication was studied in co-cultures of articular chondrocytes and HIG-82 synovial cells by measuring mechanically induced cytosolic changes in Ca2+ ion levels by digital fluorescence video imaging. In confluent co-cultures, mechanical stimulation induced intercellular Ca2+ waves that propagated to both cell types with similar kinetics. Intercellular wave spreading was inhibited by 18alpha-glycyrrhetinic acid and by treatments inhibiting the activation of purinoreceptors, suggesting that intercellular signalling between these two cell types occurs both through gap junctions and ATP-mediated paracrine stimulation. In rheumatoid arthritis the formation of the synovial pannus induces structural changes at the chondrosynovial junction, where chondrocyte and synovial cells come into close apposition: these results provide the first evidence for direct intercellular communication between these two cell types.
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- P D'andrea
- Dipartimento di Biochimica, Biofisica e Chimica delle Macromolecole, Università di Trieste, Italy
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Peiretti F, Alessi MC, Henry M, Anfosso F, Juhan-Vague I, Nalbone G. Intracellular calcium mobilization suppresses the TNF-alpha-stimulated synthesis of PAI-1 in human endothelial cells. Indications that calcium acts at a translational level. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 1997; 17:1550-60. [PMID: 9301635 DOI: 10.1161/01.atv.17.8.1550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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We investigated in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) the interaction between the signaling pathways triggered by calcium mobilization and those affected by human recombinant tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF) on the expression of type-1 plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI-1). Calcium ionophore A23187 alone exerted a modest increase (50%) on PAI-1 synthesis. TNF alone increased PAI-1 accumulation in the culture medium in a time- and dose-dependent fashion, but this increase was abolished when A23187 was added simultaneously with TNF. The downregulating effect of A23187 was not the result of impaired protein secretion, proteolysis, cytotoxicity, or an apoptotic process. A23187 did not decrease the TNF-enhanced PAI-1 mRNA level but did provoke a significant shift in the distribution pattern of PAI-1 transcripts by increasing the 2.3-kb relative to the 3.2-kb form. Comparable inhibitory effects on PAI-1 protein synthesis were observed when A23187 was added 7 hours after the onset of TNF stimulation, strongly suggesting a posttranscriptional inhibitory action of calcium signaling on TNF-stimulated PAI-1 synthesis. However, treatment with actinomycin D showed that PAI-1 mRNA stability was not altered by the various treatments. Chelation of extracellular calcium by EGTA did not prevent the A23187-induced inhibition of TNF-stimulated PAI-1 protein synthesis, emphasizing the role of internal calcium stores in the inhibition of PAI-1 synthesis. Sucrose gradient fractionation of cell lysates revealed that regardless of which treatment was used, both PAI-1 mRNA transcripts exhibited similar sedimentation profiles in the actively translating polysomal pool, suggesting that the A23187-induced shift had no functional consequence on translation. However, in TNF-stimulated cells, A23187 induced a higher proportion of PAI-1 mRNAs that sedimented in fractions corresponding to less dense polysomes, a phenomenon that usually reflects a slower initiation rate during mRNA translation. A23187 also abolished the increase in PAI-1 synthesis induced by recombinant human interleukin 1 beta, and thapsigargin exerted effects comparable to those of A23187 on PAI-1 synthesis in TNF-stimulated cells. It is proposed that in HUVECs, the A23187-induced release of calcium from endoplasmic stores suppresses at the translational level the increase in PAI-1 synthesis triggered by proinflammatory cytokines.
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- F Peiretti
- INSERM CJF 93-12, Laboratoire d'Hématologie, Faculté de Médecine, Marseille, France
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Evans JH, Keller LR. Calcium influx signals normal flagellar RNA induction following acid shock of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 1997; 33:467-481. [PMID: 9049267 DOI: 10.1023/a:1005727806897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Acid shock of Chlamydomonas results in flagellar excision and induction of flagellar protein RNAs. The magnitude of flagellar RNA accumulations after flagellar excision by mechanical shear depends on the extracellular Ca2+ concentration. In this report, we demonstrate that the magnitude and duration of flagellar RNA accumulations are signaled by an acid shock-induced Ca2+ influx. RNA accumulations were greater in cells acid shocked in 500 microM CaCl2 than in 200 microM CaCl2, although the accumulation durations were similar. RNA accumulations of lower magnitude and shorter duration were observed in cells in Ca2+-containing buffer treated with CdCl2. RNA accumulations were of still lower magnitude and shorter duration in cells shocked in buffer without added CaCl2 than in cells shocked in 200 or 500 microM CaCl2 or in the presence of CdCl2. RNA accumulations similar to those in cells shocked in buffer without added CaCl2 were measured in cells following acid shock in buffer containing 200 microM CaCl2 and supplemented with neomycin, ruthenium red, or LaCl3. Acid shock of the adf-1 mutant resulted in RNA accumulations of shorter duration and lower magnitude than those measured in adf-1 cells stimulated by mechanical shear. These results are consistent with an hypothesis that acid shock generates two genetically and pharmacologically distinct signals governing flagellar RNA induction; the first signal is independent of a Ca2+ influx and flagellar excision and results in low magnitude accumulations of short duration, and the second is a consequence of a Ca2+ influx and results in accumulations of high magnitude and long duration.
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- J H Evans
- Department of Biological Science, The Florida State University, Tallahassee 32306-3050, USA
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At the interface between the innate and adaptive immune systems lies the high-output isoform of nitric oxide synthase (NOS2 or iNOS). This remarkable molecular machine requires at least 17 binding reactions to assemble a functional dimer. Sustained catalysis results from the ability of NOS2 to attach calmodulin without dependence on elevated Ca2+. Expression of NOS2 in macrophages is controlled by cytokines and microbial products, primarily by transcriptional induction. NOS2 has been documented in macrophages from human, horse, cow, goat, sheep, rat, mouse, and chicken. Human NOS2 is most readily observed in monocytes or macrophages from patients with infectious or inflammatory diseases. Sustained production of NO endows macrophages with cytostatic or cytotoxic activity against viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, helminths, and tumor cells. The antimicrobial and cytotoxic actions of NO are enhanced by other macrophage products such as acid, glutathione, cysteine, hydrogen peroxide, or superoxide. Although the high-output NO pathway probably evolved to protect the host from infection, suppressive effects on lymphocyte proliferation and damage to other normal host cells confer upon NOS2 the same protective/destructive duality inherent in every other major component of the immune response.
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- J MacMicking
- Department of Medicine, Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY 10021, USA
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Järvinen TA, Moilanen T, Järvinen TL, Moilanen E. Endogenous nitric oxide and prostaglandin E2 do not regulate the synthesis of each other in interleukin-1 beta-stimulated rat articular cartilage. Inflammation 1996; 20:683-92. [PMID: 8979155 DOI: 10.1007/bf01488804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Increased levels of nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandins (PG) are present in the synovial fluid from patients with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. Interleukin-1 beta (IL-1) has been shown to induce the synthesis of both of these mediators. The present work was designed to study the interactions of NO and PGE2 synthesis induced by IL-1 in rat articular cartilage. Incubation of intact cartilage with IL-1 resulted in different dose response curves for NO and PGE2 synthesis. Two inhibitors of nitric oxide synthase N-monomethyl-L-arginine (L-NMMA) and L-N-iminoethylornithine, (L-NIO), abolished the IL-1-induced nitrite production but failed to have any influence on the PGE2 synthesis. Exogenous NO, produced by two chemically different NO-releasing compounds (SIN-1 and GEA 3175) had no effect on PGE2 synthesis in articular cartilage. Dexamethasone and ketoprofen inhibited IL-1 induced PGE2 production, while nitrite synthesis remained unaltered. Acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) reduced PGE2 synthesis and had a slight inhibitory action also on NO production. In conclusion, our results show, that IL-1 induces the synthesis of both PGE2 and NO in articular cartilage but these two inflammatory mediators are not mediating the synthesis of one another.
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Geng Y, Valbracht J, Lotz M. Selective activation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase subgroups c-Jun NH2 terminal kinase and p38 by IL-1 and TNF in human articular chondrocytes. J Clin Invest 1996; 98:2425-30. [PMID: 8941662 PMCID: PMC507695 DOI: 10.1172/jci119056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 168] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Previous studies suggested that tyrosine kinase activation is an important signal transduction event in the IL-1 response of chondrocytes. The present study identifies the mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinases extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)-1 and ERK-2 as major tyrosine phosphorylated proteins in IL-1 stimulated chondrocytes. Kinase assays on immunoprecipitates with myelin basic protein as substrate showed that ERK-1 and ERK-2 activation was detectable within 5 min after IL-1 stimulation and decreased to baseline within 60 min. Analysis of other members of the MAP kinase family showed that chondrocytes also express c-Jun NH2 terminal kinase (JNK)-1, JNK-2, and p38 proteins. These kinases were time-dependently activated by IL-1. Among other chondrocyte activators tested, only TNF activated all three of the MAP kinase subgroups. JNK and p38 were not activated by any of the other cytokines and growth factors tested. However, ERK was also activated by PDGF, IGF-1, and IL-6. Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate, calcium ionophore, and cAMP analogues only increased ERK activity but had no significant effects on JNK or p38. These results suggest differential activation of MAP kinase subgroups by extracellular stimuli. ERK is activated in response to qualitatively diverse extracellular stimuli and various second messenger agonists. In contrast, JNK and p38 are only activated by IL-1 or TNF, suggesting that these kinases participate in the induction of the catabolic program in cartilage.
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- Y Geng
- Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093-0663, USA
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Eizirik DL, Flodström M, Karlsen AE, Welsh N. The harmony of the spheres: inducible nitric oxide synthase and related genes in pancreatic beta cells. Diabetologia 1996; 39:875-90. [PMID: 8858209 DOI: 10.1007/bf00403906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 227] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The radical nitric oxide (NO) is a possible mediator of pancreatic beta-cell damage in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). NO is produced by the enzyme nitric oxide synthase (NOS), in a reaction where arginine is the main substrate. There are different isoforms of NOS, but in the context of immune mediated beta-cell damage the inducible form of NOS (iNOS) is the most relevant. The beta-cell iNOS is similar and encoded by the same gene on chromosome 17 as the iNOS expressed in macrophages and other nucleated cells. iNOS activation depends on gene transcription and de novo enzyme synthesis, and NO seems to induce a negative feedback on iNOS expression. While iNOS mRNA is induced by interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) alone in rodent insulin-producing cells, a combination of two (IL-1 beta + interferon gamma) (IFN-gamma) or three (IL-1 beta + IFN gamma + tumour necrosis factor alpha) cytokines is required for iNOS activation in human pancreatic islets. The promoter region of the murine iNOS gene has at least 25 binding sites for different transcription factors, and the nuclear transcription factor kappa B is necessary for cytokine-induced iNOS transcription in both rodent and human pancreatic islets. The nature of other transcription factors relevant for iNOS regulation in these cells remains to be determined. Induction of iNOS is paralleled by induction of several other cytokine-dependent genes in beta cells, including argininosuccinate synthetase, cyclooxygenase and manganese superoxide dismutase. Some of these genes may contribute to beta-cell damage, while others are probably involved in beta-cell defence and/or repair. Regulation of iNOS and other related genes in beta cells is complex, and differs in several aspects from that observed in macrophages. There are also important differences in iNOS regulation between rodent and human pancreatic islets. A detailed knowledge of the molecular regulation of these genes in beta cells may be instrumental in the development of new approaches to prevent beta-cell destruction in early IDDM.
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- D L Eizirik
- Department of Metabolism and Endocrinology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
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